Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki

[5.0] "Suzuki and Okada have had many matches over the years but I'd put this one down there as the least interesting. Suzuki was a good heel here as he worked over the arm of Okada. There's not a lot to the body of this match. It's slow in parts, Okada's comebacks were standard. Nothing special really but well worked for the most part. **1/2"

[8.0] "Great match. This isn't a typical mid 2010s NJPW epic, both in terms of runtime and material, but I think that's to the match's benefit. At just over 15 minutes, it's a very focused and tight match with very little fat or meaningless sequences. Okada gets the best of most fair exchanges and Suzuki zeroes in on the arm, with plenty of help from outside interference. Both men milk their signature moves and finishers and the sequences of reversals are great and give a feeling of struggle, especially for Suzuki who has his gotch piledriver denied a bunch of times before finally hitting it for the win. Suzuki's striking is great here, as usual, but the slaps in the finishing stretch are absolutely amazing. A match that leaves you wanting more and with the sense that these two men have unfinished business, but with enough substances to stand on its own"

[9.0] "Very good match, Suzuki's arm work was superb as usual, Okada could have sold it better, but that's fine, and the finish is just great with Suzuki reversing the Rainmaker into slapping the taste out of Okada's mouth before finishing him with the Gotch-Style Piledriver, I would've liked if it was a bit longer, but it was still a great match, and I agree with Meltzer's rating."

[7.0] "Okada played a good arrogant prick, and Suzuki played a great evil heel. I could have done without the interference from Taichi, but thought that Gedo's involvement did add to the match slightly since Suzuki got way more heat picking on poor little Gedo. There isn't too much else to say about this match. The only notably special thing was Suzuki really delivering some sharp slaps to Okada. Apart from that there was a few good sequences but nothing too outstanding. Unlike most high profile Okada matches this didn’t really have the usual fantastic tension-filled ending I was hoping for, but it was at least cool seeing Suzuki look so dominant at the end. ***1/2"

[9.0] "I'm struggling with the fact that I was both pleased and let down with this match. Okada is my favourite wrestler in NJPW right now and Suzuki isn't far behind so I think I may have set my expectations a bit too high. That being said, this was still a very good match. I loved the way Suzuki focused his attack on Okada's arm to prevent the use of The Rainmaker and without his most dangerous weapon, Okada's chances would lower considerably. Okada's reversal of the Gotch Piledriver into that over-the-shoulder belly-to-back knee pilderiver thing he does was SIIIICCCCKKKK. I love the move. Aside from the main event, this is pretty much the only match worth seeking out. Not the best match ever, but there's some real quality here. As per usual with Okada's matches, the finishing stretch was fantastic as well."

[8.0] "Okada vs Suzuki was a dream match, it was a great match between two high profile wrestler in the roster. Okada has quickly risen up through the ranks of New Japan Pro Wrestling. It was great seeing these two collide in the ring. The ending was very climatic and has a very surprising result."